"from the furnace and the tang"

Poch, Hamby, Hummer, York, Bowman

John Poch:

Barbara Hamby:

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T.R. Hummer:

Jake Adam York:

Catherine Bowman:

Wendy Rene, “Bar B Q,” rec. 1964:

Louis Armstrong, “Struttin’ with Some Barbecue,” rec. December 9, 1927:

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